Bell Shakespeare.

  • INTRO.


    Falling in love is never easy. Take our hero for instance. Now  here’s a guy who wants desperately to get married but is afraid that a smart woman will cheat on him. 

    His ingenious solution? Enlist the help of a local convent to raise a girl so stupidly innocent that she won’t know the first thing about cheating – let alone the last. In his mind she will be ever-faithful. The perfect wife. Or is she?

    Following on from her success with Twelfth Night, director Lee Lewis  directs this fresh new translation from Justin Fleming of Molière's comedic train-wreck of a love story that tangles innocence with arrogance – and  the other way around.

     

  • CAST & CREATIVE.


    BY
    Molière
    TRANSLATED BY Justin Fleming
    DIRECTED BY Lee Lewis
    DESIGNER Marg Horwell
    LIGHTING DEISGNER Niklas Pajanti
    COMPOSER / SOUND DEISGNER Kelly Ryall
    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR John Kachoyan
    WITH
    John Adam
    Alexandra Aldrich
    Mark Jones
    Andrew Johnston
    Meyne Wyatt

DATES & TIMES

December 2009
September 2012
Melbourne
Tue
11
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
7.30pm
PREVIEW
Wed
12
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
7.30pm
OPENING NIGHT
Thu
13
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
7.30pm
Fri
14
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
7.30pm
Sat
15
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Sun
16
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
5.00pm
Tue
18
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
6.30pm
Wed
19
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Thu
20
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
7.30pm
Fri
21
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
7.30pm
Sat
22
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Canberra
Tue
25
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
7.30pm
PREVIEW
Wed
26
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
7.30pm
OPENING NIGHT
Thu
27
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
7.30pm
Fri
28
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
7.30pm
Sat
29
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Sun
30
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
5.00pm
October 2012
Tue
02
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
6.30pm
Wed
03
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Thu
04
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
7.30pm
Fri
05
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
7.30pm
Sat
06
Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Sydney
Tue
23
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
PREVIEW
Wed
24
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
PREVIEW
Thu
25
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
OPENING NIGHT
Fri
26
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Sat
27
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Sun
28
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
5.00pm
Tue
30
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
6.30pm
Wed
31
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
November 2012
Thu
01
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Fri
02
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Sat
03
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Sun
04
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
5.00pm
Tue
06
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
6.30pm
Wed
07
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Thu
08
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Fri
09
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Sat
10
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Sun
11
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
5.00pm
Tue
13
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
6.30pm
Wed
14
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Thu
15
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Fri
16
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Sat
17
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Sun
18
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
5.00pm
Tue
20
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
6.30pm
Wed
21
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm
Thu
22
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Fri
23
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
7.30pm
Sat
24
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse
2.00pm | 7.30pm